How Much do Chinese Applicants Fake

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 247-250

  König, Cornelius J ^a   Wong, Jan ^b   Cen, Guozhen ^c  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SHANGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84861205074     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2012.00596.x     Document Type: Article

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